Ah Dire Straits!
I love Brothers in Arms.
The song or the album? Since I forgot to reply to DatD's:
Knopfler is one of a kind. I still consider him to be one of the best guitar players ever.
I'll do that now.
I too think Mark Knopfler (sounds a little German that, don't you think?) is one of the best guitarplayers ever. When he gets going that is, like he did on Telegraph Road. That last solo must be one of the best ever. He didn't get going on Brother in Arms (the album AND the song) though <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/disagree.gif" alt="" />. The album is in my oppinion way to stiff and controlled. A pitty really since some of the songs are just great, like Money for Nothing and Bother in Arms. The Why Worry verision is beutifull, though (this is my brothers favorite Dire Straits song ever acually. When I bought it my brother said: Great, now we have a verision of it that is better than mum's 20-years-old tapeverision recorded from radio! He havn't borrowed it once.). Love those guitars.
If you whant good verisions of some Dire Straits songs you could try out On the Night. It's a livealbum with ten songe, includeing Calling Elvis (where Knopfler goes nuts on the guitarr), Walk of Life, Heavy Fuel, Romeo and Juliet (10 minutes long <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/delight.gif" alt="" />. Great verision, I acually think it beats the oroginal verision. You know, the one where it sounds like Knopfler is playing a banio and not a guitarr), Private Investigations (allso this allmost 10 minutes long, and a better verision than the original.), Your Latest Trick, On Every Street, You and your Friend (the only song I haven't heard the original verision. My mother has got the album on LP <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/alien.gif" alt="" /> but our LP player (don't know how to say it in English, I hope you know what I am referring to) is broken, so I can't listen to it <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/puppyeyes.gif" alt="" />), Money for Nothing (where Knopfler goes nuts on the guitarr. Great song and verision) and Brother in Arms (where Knopfler goes nuts on the guitarr. Beutifull verision of a great song.)
(Small comment, don't you think <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif" alt="" />). And some lyrics (not feeling down anymore):
Heavy Fuel by Dire Straits (sticking to the subject)
Last time I was sober, man I felt bad
Worst hangover that I ever had
It took six hamburgers and scotch all night
Nicotine for breakfast just to put me right
'Cos if you wanna run cool
If you wanna run cool
If you wanna run cool, you got to run
On heavy, heavy fuel
Heavy, heavy fuel, heavy, heavy fuel
My life makes perfect sense
Lust and food and violence
Sex and money are my major kicks
Get me in a fight I like dirty tricks
'Cos if you wanna run cool
If you wanna run cool
If you wanna run cool, you got to run
On heavy, heavy fuel
Heavy, heavy fuel, heavy, heavy fuel
My chick loves a man who's strong
The things she'll do to turn me on
I love the babes, don't get me wrong
Hey, that's why I wrote this song
I don't care if my liver is hanging by a thread
Don't care if my doctor says I ought to be dead
When my ugly big car won't climb this hill
I'll write my suicide note on a hundred dollar bill
'Cos if you wanna run cool
If you wanna run cool
If you wanna run cool, you got to run
On heavy, heavy fuel
Heavy, heavy fuel, heavy, heavy fuel
Ubereil
